EP 1100393 A1 20010523 - STABILIZER FOR SURGERY
Title (en)
STABILIZER FOR SURGERY
Title (de)
CHIRURGISCHER STABILISATOR
Title (fr)
STABILISATEUR CHIRURGICAL
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9916598 W 19990722
- US 12741998 A 19980731
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0006041A1] A stabilizer is used to immobilize a portion of the heart or other organ to facilitate a surgical procedure such as anastomosis. The stabilizer comprises two, C-shaped, organ wall-contacting elements (12, 14), hinged together so that they can form a continuous loop. The hinge allows the C-shaped elements to be separated so that, after surgery in which a tubular graft connected to the organ extends through the loop, the stabilizer can be released from the graft. The C-shaped elements are connected to a stem which consists of two lockably articulating parts (30, 36), one of which is immediately connected to one of the C-shaped elements and aligned with the hinge axis. A spring-loaded sleeve (32), surrounding the last-mentioned part of the stem, has pins (76, 78) which engage recesses in the C-shaped parts to lock them in the closed condition, while allowing them to be opened quickly by manipulation of the sleeve. Removable, disposable pads (92) form the organ wall-contacting surfaces. An optional light carrier (102, 104) provides illumination, and ports (114) are provided in one of the C-shaped elements for suction and/or irrigation.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A61B 17/0218 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61B 2017/0243 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61B 2017/2825 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02 - EP KR US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0006041A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0006041 A1 20000210; AU 5122699 A 20000221; CA 2334758 A1 20000210; CN 1311645 A 20010905; EP 1100393 A1 20010523; JP 2002521122 A 20020716; KR 20010071704 A 20010731; US 6063021 A 20000516
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9916598 W 19990722; AU 5122699 A 19990722; CA 2334758 A 19990722; CN 99809206 A 19990722; EP 99935839 A 19990722; JP 2000561899 A 19990722; KR 20007015108 A 20001230; US 12741998 A 19980731